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Katie Puckrik Smells Tobacco Vanille by Tom Ford
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Katie Puckrik smells Hypnotic Poison by Christian Dior.
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Hypnotic Poison by Christian Dior is a decadent oriental that vibrates between unusual and plain old weird.

At the start, this eau de toilette is thick, flat, and borderline musty. Kind of like paste that almost smells good enough to eat because of a slight touch of almond sweetness. But if you did eat it, you wouldn’t be very happy with yourself, cuz you just ate paste.

Because of the thickness, I find Hypnotic Poison a little suffocating when I first put it on. I actually feel claustrophobic, like I’m stuck inside a giant papier-mache dessert glued together with that aforementioned paste.

Wait! Did you hear a woman’s voice coming out of that papier-mache plum-almond-coconut tart? That was weird.

For me, Hypnotic Poison finally achieves lift-off when the jasmine make a break for it. The jasmine is a variety called sambac, which is particularly heady and fleshy. There’s also a jacaranda wood accord, which has kind of an intimate salty smell.

Here’s where the Hypnotic Poison’s rich vanilla kicks it into a languid, sexy dance, instead of sitting on my skin like a slug. Made out of paste.

Because I find Hypnotic Poison so challenging, I’d really love to know what you fumeheads think about it. Maybe you can help me with it. Let me know in the comments section.

It takes me about 30 minutes to really get Hypnotic Poison, but when I do, it really gets me. Sold! To Hypnotic Poison. I’m Katie Puckrik, and I smell.

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Part 4 of my 5-part perfume collection chit-chat. Here are the fragrances discussed in this video:

1. Agent Provocateur
2. Agent Provocateur Diamond Dust
3. Parfumerie Generale LOmbre Fauve
4. Byredo Gypsy Water
5. Creed Angelique Encens
6. Rosine Secrets de Rose
7. Rosine Rose Kashmirie
8. Guerlain Habit Rouge
9. Keiko Mecheri Oliban
10. Molinard Habanita

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Part 3 of my 5-part perfume collection chit-chat. Here are the fragrances discussed in this video:

Aveda Love
Amouage Homage Attar
Amouage Asrar Attar
Arabian Oud Hajar Al Aswad (Black Stone)
Satellite Padparadscha
Donna Karan Black Cashmere
Perfumers Workshop Tea Rose
Parfumerie Generale Intrigant Patchouli
Memoire Liquid Nag Champa
Guerlain Shalimar edp
Montale White Aoud
Comme des Garçons Avignon
LArtisan Parfumeur Vanilia

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What is oud wood? Oud is a resin produced by the Indonesian Agarwood tree when it is infected by fungus. The resin is an immune response that permeates the wood and creates a complex leathery/sour/woody/salty/ambery-smelling substance used in traditional Arab perfumes and eastern incenses. Oud is an increasingly popular ingredient in western-style fragrances.

What is attar? Attar is the Arabic word for fragrance, and is traditional form of perfume made from distilled florals and resins.

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Comforting Scents for Uncomfortable Times…here are my 7 recent favorites:

Comme des Garçons Daphne
Amouage Homage Attar
Montale White Aoud
Perfumers Workshop Tea Rose
Burt’s Bees Orange Essence Facial Cleanser
Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Oceans of Love and Millions of Kisses bath oil from the Wanton Voluptuousness series
By Kilian Back to Black

Mosey on over to my blog for more info, including where to buy:
http://www.katiepuckriksmells.com/2010/03/comforting-scents-for-uncomfortable.html

Hightail it to the following fine fume bloggers for more Comforting Scents for Uncomfortable Times:

All I Am A Redhead
http://alliam-aredhead.blogspot.com/2010/03/comfort-scents-for-uncomfortable-times.html

A Rose Beyond the Thames
http://arosebeyondthethames.blogspot.com/2010/03/comforting-scents-for-uncomfortable.html

BitterGrace Notes
http://bittergracenotes.blogspot.com/2010/03/comforting-scents-for-uncomfortable.html

I Smell Therefore I Am
http://ismellthereforeiam.blogspot.com/2010/03/comforting-scents-for-uncomfortable.html

Notes from the Ledge
http://scelfleah.blogspot.com/2010/03/comfort-scents-for-uncomfortable-times.html

Olfactarama
http://olfactarama.blogspot.com/2010/03/comforting-scents-for-uncomfortable.html

Perfume in Progress
http://sonomascent.wordpress.com/2010/03/19/comfort-scents-group-blog-post/

Perfume Shrine
http://www.perfumeshrine.com/

Roxana’s Illuminated Journal
http://journal.illuminatedperfume.com/2010/03/comfort-scents.html

Savvy Thinker
http://savvythinker.com/comforting-scents-for-uncomfortable-times/

Scent Hive
http://www.scenthive.com/2010/03/19/comfort-scents/

SmellyBlog
http://ayalasmellyblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/comforting-scents-for-uncomfortable_19.html

The Non Blonde
http://thenonblonde.blogspot.com/2010/03/comfort-scents-for-uncomfortable-times.html

Note on oud wood: oud is a resin produced by the Indonesian Agarwood tree when it is infected by fungus. The resin is an immune response that permeates the wood and creates a complex leathery/sour/woody/salty/ambery-smelling substance used in traditional Arab perfumes and eastern incenses. Increasingly, oud is popping up in western-style fragrances.

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Part 2 of my 5-part perfume collection chit-chat. Here are the fragrances discussed in this video:

1. Shiseido Feminité du Bois (now available in the Serge Lutens line)
2. Santa Maria Novella Acqua di Cuba
3. Sarah Jessica Parker Lovely liquid satin
4. Parfumerie Generale LOiseau de Nuit
5. Frédéric Malle Une Rose
6. Le Labo Labdanum 18
7. Frédéric Malle Musc Ravageur
8. Ultima II Sheer Scent
9. Solange Azagury Partridge Cosmic
10. Solange Azagury Partridge Stoned
11. Ormonde Jayne Tolu parfum
12. Guerlain Attrape Coeur
13. Juliette Has a Gun Lady Vengeance

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You requested it, and here it is: my perfume collection! This is Part 1 of 5.

Here are the fragrances discussed in this video:

1. Prada L’Eau Ambrée
2. Comme des Garçons 2 Man
3. Bulgari Black
4. People of the Labyrinths A*Maze parfum
5. Yves Saint Laurent Kouros
6. Chanel No. 5 edt
7. Bulgari Jasmin Noir edp
8. Etro Shaal Nur
9. Juozas Statkevicius (aka Josef Statkus)
10. Amouage Jubilation XXV
11. Mona di Orio Noir Nuit
12. LArtisan Parfumeur Passage d’Enfer
13. Jean Desprez Bal à Versailles parfum
14. Chanel Coromandel
15. Bruno Acampora Musc
16. Bond No. 9 Andy Warhol Silver Factory

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Katie Puckrik smells For Her by Narciso Rodriguez
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Katie Puckrik Smells Kim Kardashian
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Katie Puckrik smells The Beat by Burberry
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My style guide is all about fashion on a budget. I have choosen to talk about perfume, and recommending the type of perfume for you girls on a budget.

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Katie Puckrik smells Daisy by Marc Jacobs
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Katie Puckrik smells Bulgari Black
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Katie Puckrik smells Daim Blond by Serge Lutens
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Katie Puckrik smells Jasmin Noir eau de parfum by Bulgari
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Bulgari Jasmin Noir is a rich floral eau de parfum. Wearing it is like being showered in baskets of jasmine and gardenia petals which is likely to happen pretty much only if you are a prima ballerina or a storybook fairy queen. For the rest of us, a mere spritz of Jasmin Noir fulfills whatever fantasy you have that ends with a bunch of flowers being dumped on your head.

Now, in the wrong hands, mass quantities of jasmine can be migraine-inducing. The note is bright and piercing. But Jasmin Noir highlights the fresh aspects of this flower, and mutes it with a nutty quality.

Also well-rendered is the gardenia, which is a hard flower to get right, perfume-wise. It can come off as sickly sweet, but in Jasmin Noir, it’s deep and green.

This eau de parfum dries down to warm woods. It’s very romantic, and although its on the sweet side, I know that some men like to wear it, too. I’m Katie Puckrik, and I smell.

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Katie Puckrik smells Harajuku Lovers by Gwen Stefani http://KatiePuckrikSmells.com Please subscribe!

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Katie Puckrik smells Power by Kenzo
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Katie Puckrik smells Terre d’Hermès by Hermès
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Katie Puckrik smells Essence by Narciso Rodriguez
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Katie Puckrik smells Parisienne by Yves Saint Laurent
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Katie Puckrik smells the best perfume of all time.

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